William Kerr, 2nd Marquess of Lothian

William Kerr, 2nd Marquess of Lothian
Born27 March 1661 (baptismal date)
Newbattle, Midlothian
Died28 February 1722
London
Buried
Westminster Abbey[1]
Allegiance
  • Scotland Scotland 1685–1707
  • United Kingdom Great Britain 1707–1713
Service / branchDragoons and Infantry
RankLieutenant-General
Unit
AwardsKnight of the Thistle

Lieutenant-General William Kerr, 2nd Marquess of Lothian, KT (1661 – 28 February 1722) was a Scottish peer who held a number of minor military and political offices. He was known by the courtesy title of Lord Newbattle until 1692, when he succeeded as Lord Jedburgh, then as Marquess of Lothian when his father died in 1703.

  1. ^ "William Kerr, Marquis of Lothian". Westminster Abbey. Retrieved 29 October 2018.